Welcome to CONFEC red

CONFEC red 10

UK Buyers meet European Suppliers

4 - 7 February

Rome Marriott Park Hotel, Rome

The tenth CONFEC red forum will take place from 4 - 7 February. We are looking forward to welcoming our delegates to this 10th anniversary celebratory event in the eternal city of Rome. The Rome Marriott Park Hotel is our host venue and is situated just 11 km from the international airport and 14km from the heart of the city. The hotel is one of Europe's largest convention hotels featuring beautiful bedrooms in Italian classical style and an outstanding Spa & Wellness centre.

The social networking programme will include an evening at the Hotel Excelsior in the heart of Rome. At the farewell gala dinner delegates will experience La Dolce Vita in one of the most spectacular villa's in Rome.

The ninth CONFEC red forum in Malta in February 2009 had 86 UK buyers meeting with 150 suppliers from 25 countries across Europe. CONFEC red has previously also been held in Cyprus, Tenerife, Athens, Ireland, Lisbon, Budapest, Seville and Malta.

"Confec Red is THE event to look for during the year. The selection process is second to none and the interaction possibilities are numerous. Confec Red events have helped our business grow and our contacts develop. Thank you."

Hilton Vilamoura

"The best event ever in our industry! It's a must attend!"

Rome Cavalieri, The Waldorf=Astoria Collection

"This was an amazing event and the most rewarding I have been to. Meeting the various suppliers and getting to create a bond with them was very useful for future business and well worth it."

Banks Sadler

CONFEC forums are the most effective MICE events in Europe - 3 days of face-to-face prearranged meetings and fabulous networking programme with the top buyers from UK and mainland Europe. Highly time efficient, cost effective and extremely enjoyable... just how business should be.

Two highly targeted European forums:

CONFEC red in February is dedicated to top buyers from the important UK market.

CONFEC blue in June is dedicated to top buyers from the key markets across mainland Europe including the Germany speaking regions, France, Benelux, Spain, Italy and Scandinavia. For details of CONFEC blue click box on right.

The top agencies and corporate buyers dedicate time to CONFEC forums to talk business with international hotel chains, individual hotels, unusual venues, convention bureaux, tourist boards and DMCs.

• All Hosted Buyers are strictly qualified and places are by invitation only.
• All buyers have substantial business to place across Europe
• All meetings are pre-selected
• All buyers have their own Meeting Desk throughout the forum.
• Delegate numbers and ratios are strictly controlled to ensure optimum networking opportunities.
• There are around 60 buyers and 100 supplier company places at each forum.

At a CONFEC forum you can achieve 6 months of research and targeted meetings in 3 days.

"The quality of enquiries and potential new accounts were fantastic."

Grand Jersey Hotel

"Great event with good UK buyers. No other event like it."

Rotterdam Marketing

The Organisers

McLean Events International currently develop and organise meeting forums across seven industry sectors including, Health & Fitness, Hotel Management, Spa, Petroleum, Conference & Incentive, Ship Building and Training and People Development.

Latest News

• 10 years of CONFEC celebrations

  The tenth CONFEC red meeting forum in Rome was highly acclaimed. The quality of business which the UK buyers had on the table was an extremely welcome boost to suppliers after a very difficult year. From the first morning the buyers were praising the quality of the supplier delegates - with over half of them new from last year. CONFEC red 2011 will be launched in June 2010. To register interest please email lorraine@confec.com or call +44 7867 783 755

  CONFEC - 18/05/2010

• CONFEC RED 10 SUPPLIERS LIST FULL

  CONFEC red 10 has a stunning list of 165 suppliers from 26 countries across Europe. Over half are new from 2009 and include many newly launched venues. The suppliers list is now full and we are sorry to have to disappoint the many companies who have joined the waiting list for 2011. Should you wish us to add your details to our database please email lorraine@confec.com and we will ensure you receive full information for next year at launch. We will also forward you details of CONFEC blue 10 in June for the mainland European buyers market. This forum is now open for booking on www.confecblue.com

  CONFEC red - 07/12/2009

• CONFEC red 10 NOW OPEN FOR BOOKING

  The 10th anniversary CONFEC red meeting forum is now open for booking. We are delighted to be taking the forum to Italy for the first time - to the eternal city of Rome. To apply for a supplier place please click on the Register For This Event button - or should you have any queries email lorraine@confec.com. Please note that delegate places are strictly limited and the event books up within weeks. We hope to see you there!

  CONFEC red - 11/08/2009

• CONFEC red 2010 Booking to open soon!

  The tenth CONFEC red meeting forum will take place 4 - 7 February 2010 - venue to be confirmed. It will be launched in the summer and will then be open for booking to all potential suppliers at the same time. If you have not attended a CONFEC forum before and you would like to ensure you are on the database to receive details at launch then please email lorraine@confec.com or call +44 208 547 9830

  CONFEC - 21/07/2009